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YAS430 - Yass River @ Yurrah 9066

Source	Upper Murrumbidgee Waterwatch
Latest Sample Date	03-05-2016
Taxa count ORDER	8
Taxa count FAMILY	8
Taxa count ALT	8
Mayflies present?	21
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.5	3.5	1.2
Weighted SIGNAL			3.8

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.5 Sown grasses	38.65%	52,764,191,028m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.1 Defence land - natural areas, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	37.35%	50,978,108,398m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.0 Services, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads	15.76%	21,511,995,209m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.1 Tree fruits, 3.4.2 Olives, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits	2.52%	3,443,909,325m²
	Water	6.1.1 Lake - conservation, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.3.0 River, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	2.34%	3,196,647,886m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.1 Biodiversity	2.10%	2,861,632,388m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry, 3.1.3 Other forest plantation, 3.1.4 Environmental forest plantation	0.64%	869,540,228m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.2 Feedlots, 5.2.6 Horse studs, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.43%	591,777,377m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.2 Food processing factory, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.08%	113,255,240m²
	Forestry	3.1.0 Plantation forests	0.04%	58,752,718m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.03%	40,251,862m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.02%	33,001,527m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.2 Quarries, 5.8.3 Tailings	0.02%	26,751,238m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.2 Shadehouses	0.01%	13,000,601m²
Show minor land uses 11
				1,365,028,150m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 3 May 2016

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Gastropoda (Unident.) KG999999	1
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Acarina MM	21	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	21

Unknown OT	42
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999	42

Coleoptera QC	3	5
Beetle larva QC999999	3
Diptera QD	21	3
Unknown QD999999	21
Ephemeroptera QE	21	9
Ephemeroptera (Unident.) QE999999	21
Hemiptera QH	21	2
Hemiptera (Unident.) QH999999	21

SIGNALT	3.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.9

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